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[[Tony Wilson]] may have the most valid claim to having coined the term, applying it to his proteges [[Joy Division]]; indeed, in the early years [[start|The Sisters]] were frequently accused by the music press of being little more than Joy Division copyists. | [[Tony Wilson]] may have the most valid claim to having coined the term, applying it to his proteges [[Joy Division]]; indeed, in the early years [[start|The Sisters]] were frequently accused by the music press of being little more than Joy Division copyists. | ||
| − | It has been suggested that the band UK Decay were the first to use the term 'gothic punk' to describe their style & music during an interview in the late 1970s | + | It has been suggested that the band UK Decay were the first to use the term 'gothic punk' to describe their style & music during an interview in the late 1970s, although Tony Wilson also used it in an interview to describe Joy Division. |
Also the term used for a type of hard sugary sweet, which is cylindrical in shape, generally with pink and white streaks and the place-name written through the middle, and bought at British seaside resorts, in this case Whitby. | Also the term used for a type of hard sugary sweet, which is cylindrical in shape, generally with pink and white streaks and the place-name written through the middle, and bought at British seaside resorts, in this case Whitby. | ||
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Gothic Rock (or simply goth) is the genre applied to The Sisters by lazy music journalists especially from the NME.
Tony Wilson may have the most valid claim to having coined the term, applying it to his proteges Joy Division; indeed, in the early years The Sisters were frequently accused by the music press of being little more than Joy Division copyists.
It has been suggested that the band UK Decay were the first to use the term 'gothic punk' to describe their style & music during an interview in the late 1970s, although Tony Wilson also used it in an interview to describe Joy Division.
Also the term used for a type of hard sugary sweet, which is cylindrical in shape, generally with pink and white streaks and the place-name written through the middle, and bought at British seaside resorts, in this case Whitby.
